The Secret to Japan’s Great Cities

Visit for free advice and information about finding a career that provides an opportunity to have a positive impact on the world. Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula: Patreon: Mastodon: @notjustbikes@ NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive --- References & Further Reading Life Where I’m From - Why Japan Looks the Way it Does: Zoning Machizukuri Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks Fietsersbond Stroads Japan’s worst traffic is NOT in Tokyo - Okinawa Toolbox of Pedestrian Countermeasures and Their Potential Effectiveness How Much Traffic is Cruising for Parking? --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:56 What makes a Japanese Street? 2:15 Japanese Zoning 4:26 Local Planning - Machizukuri 5:11 Solving Traffic Congestion 7:08 Financially Sustainable Cities 7:57 Different Sizes of Streets 9:17 Traffic Calming & Slower Cars 10:26 Reducing Car Volumes 11:24 Road Design 11:52 Good Pedestrian Bridges? 13:41 No Street Parking 15:31 Off-Street Parking 17:06 Stopping & Unloading 17:38 Kei Cars & Key Trucks 19:36 Cycling without Bike Lanes 21:44 Bicycle Paring 24:49 Horrible Roads & Stroads 25:57 Car-Centric Japan 28:00 Oversized, Empty Roads 19:56 Destroying Great Neighbourhoods for Cars 31:30 The Reality of Japanese Cities 32:45 80,000 Hours